"LC/G.2599-P"--Title page verso. "United Nations publication Sales No. E.14.II.G.8"--Title page verso. "The book contains a selection of the papers presented at the conference 'Offshore Services in Global Value Chains: New Drivers of Structural Change in Latin America and the Caribbean?,' held in Santiago on 18 and 19 October 2012"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
International service tradability : understanding the offshoring of services / Pierre-Yves Leo, Jean Philippe -- National innovation systems and learning, upgrading and innovation in services GVCs : lessons from India, Ireland and Eastern Europe / Paulina Ramirez -- When SMEs think about delocalization : theoretical issues / Martine Boutary, Marie-Christine Monnoyer -- Promotion policies for services offshoring : global analysis and lessons for Latin America / Andrés López, Andrés Niembro, Daniela Ramos -- The Colombian outsourcing and offshoring industry : the effects of institutions and agglomeration economies / Nir Kshetri, Marleny Cardona, Hugo Díaz, Suelen Castiblanco -- Service multinationals in Costa Rica's free trade zone and their linkages to local suppliers / Juan José Flores Saénz -- Information technology enabled services in Chile : a new export niche? / Francisco Rivera von Hagen, Osvaldo Marinao, Nanno Mulder -- Scientific-technical services for the pharmaceutical industry in Mexico / María de los Ángeles Pozas -- Winning through specialization : the role of the business model in value creation / Fábio Neves da Rocha, Dimária Silva e Meirelles.
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